The NT Government and the City of Darwin will target graffiti along Lee Point Rd and Vanderlin Drive as part of a $1.73 million project to “beautify our streets”.
NT Govt’s back to school COVID plan revealed: Here’s what you need to know
Government school staff will “have access to” three rapid antigen tests a week, all government school air-conditioning systems will undergo audits and students from Year 3 will be “strongly encouraged” to wear masks, as part of the NT Government’s back to school plan amid rising daily COVID-19 cases across the NT.
Tons of plastic waste from Asia, ghost nets choking pristine beach now called ‘the most littered place in the NT’
Tons of plastic waste that has washed ashore on the Wessel Islands Archipelago has alarmed Charles Darwin University researchers, with Indigenous rangers saying 80 per cent of the litter came from Asia and they now want a “solution at the source” of the trash.
Five-day manhunt ends as all three Barkly work camp fugitives apprehended: Police
NT Police have arrested the third fugitive who led police on a five-day manhunt after cutting off his monitoring bracelet with two others to escape a Barkly work camp last Saturday, following “a targeted operation” in Tennant Creek last night, police said.
‘They clearly have something to hide’: Government secrecy around election travel rorts scandal grows
Chief Minister Michael Gunner has refused to answer written questions from an independent MLA about when he became aware his brother-in-law and former deputy chief of staff approved the use of taxpayer money for Labor’s 2020 election campaign travel, in contravention of rules meant to protect against the misuse of public funds.
Police staffing shortage in Alice Springs causing concerns: Sources
NT Police are grappling with a critical staff shortage in Alice Springs due to resignations and increased demands on officers during the recent COVID-19 surge, sources with knowledge of the situation said, that has seen senior crime detectives put on the beat at bottle shops and regular operations reduced.
‘Your actions may impact the course of justice’: Emails show NT News GM had concerns over paper’s ICAC conflict of interest
The NT News made an extraordinary pledge to have its reporting on the NT’s anti-corruption body overseen by an external editor, after former editor Matt Williams’ perceived conflict of interest with the ICAC was exposed, a report by the ICAC Inspector has revealed.
Works begin on US Government’s Darwin fuel storage facility
The United States Government will begin construction of a $270 million aviation fuel storage facility that will stock up to 300 million litres of fuel to support American military operations in the Pacific later this month, with preliminary works already commencing the NT Government has said.
MLA Mark Turner’s junket to London called out by Opposition as ‘waste’
The Gunner Labor Government is wasting taxpayer money sending the MLA they kicked out of caucus last year to London at taxpayer expense to take part in a parliamentary junket, the Opposition CLP says.
Government commits new funding for ambulance services, source of cash unclear
The NT Government says it is injecting $7 million into paramedic services in Darwin and Alice Springs as part of a new funding arrangement, with recruitment starting “immediately”, but have not said where the cash is coming from.
Heavy rains and flooding expected in remote areas of NT this weekend
Residents in the Southern and Barkly region are being urged to be prepared for heavy rain and flooding as ex-Tropical Cyclone Tiffany heads south over the weekend.
Territory check-in app failure: Govt admits people not informed of exposure sites
UPDATED: Chief Minister Michael Gunner has blamed a single public servant for the government’s failure to notify Territorians they had been at exposure sites through the Territory check-in app and has moved the employee back to the public service instead of sacking them.